Manipur Violence: The state’s ban on internet services was extended by the Manipur administration on Saturday till June 15. According to a directive from Commissioner (Home) T. Ranjit Singh, mobile data services, including internet, have been suspended till 3 p.m. on June 15. With the most recent extension, Manipur’s residents have been without internet access for more than a month.
Internet Outages in the State
The order was issued a day after the Supreme Court turned down a request for an expedited hearing on a petition filed by two state residents protesting the ongoing internet outages. Since May 3, internet services have been prohibited in the state due to violence that broke out between the Kuki and Meitei tribes following the organisation of a “Tribal Solidarity March” in the hill districts in opposition to the Meitei community’s quest for Scheduled Tribe (ST) designation. The commissioner’s decision stated that “anti-social elements” might utilise social media to disseminate hate speech and provoke the public, having major consequences for the state’s law and order situation.
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Efforts to Restore Order
Earlier in the day, the Manipur administration asserted that more than 50,000 persons who have been displaced by the ethnic violence are currently residing in 349 relief camps spread throughout the state. According to Manipur’s Minister of Information and Public Relations, Dr. R. K. Ranjan, combing operations have begun in all districts, especially in sensitive regions. According to an official statement from the ministry, 349 aid camps are currently housing 50,698 persons who were displaced due to ethnic violence. District and cluster nodal officials have been tasked with maintaining the relief facilities that have been set up in particular for women, the elderly, and children.
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